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{{AbilityInfobox/desc|VI|Protects the Pokémon from some ball and bomb moves.}}
{{AbilityInfobox/desc|VII|Protects the Pokémon from some ball and bomb moves.}}
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'''Bulletproof''' (Japanese: '''ぼうだん''' ''Bulletproof'') is an [[Ability]] introduced in [[Generation VI]]. Prior to [[Generation VII]], it was the [[signature Ability]] of {{p|Chespin}}'s [[evolution]]ary line.
'''Bulletproof''' (Japanese: '''ぼうだん''' ''Bulletproof'') is an [[Ability]] introduced in [[Generation VI]]. Prior to [[Generation VII]], it was the [[signature Ability]] of {{p|Chespin}}'s [[evolution]]ary line.


==Effect==
==Effect==
===In battle===
===In battle===
Pokémon with Bulletproof are not affected by {{cat|ball and bomb moves}}, as well as some cannon-based and blast-based attacks.
Pokémon with Bulletproof are not affected by {{cat|ball and bomb moves}}. This even prevents being healed by an ally's {{m|Pollen Puff}}.


====Ball and bomb moves====
====Affected moves====
The Ability affects the following moves:
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|- style="background: #{{special color light}}"
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!{{color2|000|Move}}
! {{color2|000|Type}}
!{{color2|000|Type}}
! {{color2|000|Damage category|Cat.}}
!{{color2|000|Damage category|Cat.}}
! Gen.
!style="min-width:20px; background-color: #{{kalos color light}}"|{{color3|000|VI|Generation VI}}
{{Movelist|Acid Spray|Poison|cat=Special|VI+|note=アシッドボム (Acid Bomb) in Japanese}}
!style="min-width:20px; background-color: #{{alola color light}}"|{{color3|000|VII|Generation VII}}
{{Movelist|Aura Sphere|Fighting|cat=Special|VI+|note=はどうだん (Wave Bomb) in Japanese}}
!style="min-width:20px; background-color: #{{galar color light}}"|{{color3|000|VIII|Generation VIII}}
{{Movelist|Barrage|Normal|cat=Physical|VI+|note=たまなげ (Ball Throw) in Japanese}}
!style="min-width:20px; background-color: #{{paldea color light}}"|{{color3|000|IX|Generation IX}}
{{Movelist|Beak Blast|Flying|cat=Physical|VII|note=くちばしキャノン (Beak Cannon) in Japanese}}
{{Movelist|Acid Spray|Poison|cat=Special}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
<!--NOT Bullet Punch-->
{{Movelist|Aura Sphere|Fighting|cat=Special}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{Movelist|Bullet Seed|Grass|cat=Physical|VI+}}
{{Movelist|Barrage|Normal|cat=Physical}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}|| ||
{{Movelist|Egg Bomb|Normal|cat=Physical|VI+}}
{{Movelist|Beak Blast|Flying|cat=Physical}}|| ||{{Yes}}|| ||{{Yes}}
{{Movelist|Electro Ball|Electric|cat=Special|VI+}}
{{Movelist|Bullet Seed|Grass|cat=Physical}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{Movelist|Energy Ball|Grass|cat=Special|VI+}}
{{Movelist|Egg Bomb|Normal|cat=Physical}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}|| ||
{{Movelist|Electro Ball|Electric|cat=Special}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{Movelist|Energy Ball|Grass|cat=Special}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
<!--NOT Flash Cannon-->
<!--NOT Flash Cannon-->
{{Movelist|Focus Blast|Fighting|cat=Special|VI+|note=きあいだま (Fighting Spirit Bullet) in Japanese}}
{{Movelist|Focus Blast|Fighting|cat=Special}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{Movelist|Gyro Ball|Steel|cat=Physical|VI+}}
{{Movelist|Gyro Ball|Steel|cat=Physical}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
<!--NOT Hydro Cannon-->
<!--NOT Hydro Cannon-->
{{Movelist|Ice Ball|Ice|cat=Physical|VI+}}
{{Movelist|Ice Ball|Ice|cat=Physical}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}|| ||
{{Movelist|Magnet Bomb|Steel|cat=Physical|VI+}}
{{Movelist|Magnet Bomb|Steel|cat=Physical}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}|| ||
{{Movelist|Mist Ball|Psychic|cat=Special|VI+}}
{{Movelist|Mist Ball|Psychic|cat=Special}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{Movelist|Mud Bomb|Ground|cat=Special|VI+}}
{{Movelist|Mud Bomb|Ground|cat=Special}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}|| ||
{{Movelist|Octazooka|Water|cat=Special|VI+|note=オクタンほう (Octillery Cannon) in Japanese}}
{{Movelist|Octazooka|Water|cat=Special}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||
<!--NOT Origin Pulse-->
<!--NOT Origin Pulse-->
{{Movelist|Pollen Puff|Bug|cat=Special|VII|note=かふんだんご (Pollen Ball) in Japanese. Will block an ally's Pollen Puff too.}}
{{Movelist|Pollen Puff|Bug|cat=Special}}|| ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{Movelist|Rock Blast|Rock|cat=Physical|VII}}
{{Movelist|Pyro Ball|Fire|cat=Physical}}|| || ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{Movelist|Rock Wrecker|Rock|cat=Physical|VI+|note=がんせきほう (Rock Cannon) in Japanese}}
{{Movelist|Rock Blast|Rock|cat=Physical}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{Movelist|Searing Shot|Fire|cat=Special|VI+|note=かえんだん (Flame Bomb) in Japanese}}
{{Movelist|Rock Wrecker|Rock|cat=Physical}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{Movelist|Seed Bomb|Grass|cat=Physical|VI+}}
{{Movelist|Searing Shot|Fire|cat=Special}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||
{{Movelist|Shadow Ball|Ghost|cat=Special|VI+}}
{{Movelist|Seed Bomb|Grass|cat=Physical}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{Movelist|Sludge Bomb|Poison|cat=Special|VI+}}
{{Movelist|Syrup Bomb|Grass|cat=Special}}|| || || ||{{Yes}}
{{Movelist|Shadow Ball|Ghost|cat=Special}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{Movelist|Sludge Bomb|Poison|cat=Special}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
<!--NOT Spike Cannon-->
<!--NOT Spike Cannon-->
{{Movelist|Weather Ball|Normal|cat=Special|VI+}}
{{Movelist|Weather Ball|Normal|cat=Special}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{Movelist|Zap Cannon|Electric|cat=Special|VI+}}
{{Movelist|Zap Cannon|Electric|cat=Special}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|}
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==Pokémon with Bulletproof==
==Pokémon with Bulletproof==
{{Ability/head|special}}
{{Ability/head|special}}
{{Ability/entry|650|Chespin|Grass|Grass|Overgrow|None|Bulletproof}}
{{Ability/entry|0650|Chespin|Grass|Grass|Overgrow|None|Bulletproof}}
{{Ability/entry|651|Quilladin|Grass|Grass|Overgrow|None|Bulletproof}}
{{Ability/entry|0651|Quilladin|Grass|Grass|Overgrow|None|Bulletproof}}
{{Ability/entry|652|Chesnaught|Grass|Fighting|Overgrow|None|Bulletproof}}
{{Ability/entry|0652|Chesnaught|Grass|Fighting|Overgrow|None|Bulletproof}}
{{ability/entry|782|Jangmo-o|Dragon|Dragon|Bulletproof|Soundproof|Overcoat}}
{{ability/entry|0782|Jangmo-o|Dragon|Dragon|Bulletproof|Soundproof|Overcoat}}
{{ability/entry|783|Hakamo-o|Dragon|Fighting|Bulletproof|Soundproof|Overcoat}}
{{ability/entry|0783|Hakamo-o|Dragon|Fighting|Bulletproof|Soundproof|Overcoat}}
{{ability/entry|784|Kommo-o|Dragon|Fighting|Bulletproof|Soundproof|Overcoat}}
{{ability/entry|0784|Kommo-o|Dragon|Fighting|Bulletproof|Soundproof|Overcoat}}
{{Ability/entry|0831|Wooloo|Normal|Normal|Fluffy|Run Away|Bulletproof}}
{{Ability/entry|0832|Dubwool|Normal|Normal|Fluffy|Steadfast|Bulletproof}}
{{Ability/entry|0840|Applin|Grass|Dragon|Ripen|Gluttony|Bulletproof}}
{{Ability/entry|0901|Ursaluna|Ground|Normal|Guts|Bulletproof|Unnerve}}
{{Ability/foot|special}}
{{Ability/foot|special}}
==Trivia==
* Due to their English names differing from their Japanese names, the English names of several ball and bomb moves obscure why they are categorized as such.
** {{m|Acid Spray}} is known as アシッドボム ''Acid Bomb'' in Japanese.
** {{m|Aura Sphere}} is known as はどうだん ''Wave Bomb'' in Japanese.
** {{m|Barrage}} is known as たまなげ ''Ball Throw'' in Japanese.
** {{m|Beak Blast}} is known as くちばしキャノン ''Beak Cannon'' in Japanese.
** {{m|Focus Blast}} is known as きあいだま ''Fighting Spirit Bullet'' in Japanese.
** {{m|Octazooka}} is known as オクタンほう ''{{tt|Okutank|Octillery}} Cannon'' in Japanese.
** {{m|Pollen Puff}} is known as かふんだんご ''Pollen Ball'' in Japanese.
** {{m|Rock Wrecker}} is known as がんせきほう ''Rock Cannon'' in Japanese.
** {{m|Searing Shot}} is known as かえんだん ''Flame Bomb'' in Japanese.
* Despite some moves affected by this Ability having "cannon" in both their English and Japanese names, {{m|Spike Cannon}}, {{m|Flash Cannon}}, {{m|Hydro Cannon}}, {{m|Fleur Cannon}}, {{m|Dynamax Cannon}}, and {{m|Armor Cannon}} are unaffected by it.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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|ru=Бронежилет ''Bronezhilet''
|ru=Бронежилет ''Bronezhilet''
|es=Antibalas
|es=Antibalas
|vi=Chống Đạn
}}
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Latest revision as of 19:59, 29 December 2023

Bulletproof ぼうだん
Bulletproof
Flavor text
Generation VI
Protects the Pokémon from some ball and bomb moves.
Generation VII
Protects the Pokémon from some ball and bomb moves.
Generation VIII
Protects the Pokémon from some ball and bomb moves.
Generation IX
Protects the Pokémon from ball and bomb moves.

Bulletproof (Japanese: ぼうだん Bulletproof) is an Ability introduced in Generation VI. Prior to Generation VII, it was the signature Ability of Chespin's evolutionary line.

Effect

In battle

Pokémon with Bulletproof are not affected by ball and bomb moves. This even prevents being healed by an ally's Pollen Puff.

Affected moves

Move Type Cat. VI VII VIII IX
Acid Spray  Poison  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Aura Sphere  Fighting  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Barrage  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔
Beak Blast  Flying  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔
Bullet Seed  Grass  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Egg Bomb  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔
Electro Ball  Electric  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Energy Ball  Grass  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Focus Blast  Fighting  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Gyro Ball  Steel  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Ice Ball  Ice  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔
Magnet Bomb  Steel  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔
Mist Ball  Psychic  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Mud Bomb  Ground  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔
Octazooka  Water  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔
Pollen Puff  Bug  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔
Pyro Ball  Fire  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔
Rock Blast  Rock  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔
Rock Wrecker  Rock  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Searing Shot  Fire  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔
Seed Bomb  Grass  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Syrup Bomb  Grass  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔
Shadow Ball  Ghost  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Sludge Bomb  Poison  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Weather Ball  Normal  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Zap Cannon  Electric  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Outside of battle

Bulletproof has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Bulletproof

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0650 Chespin Chespin
 Grass Grass Overgrow None Bulletproof
0651 Quilladin Quilladin
 Grass Grass Overgrow None Bulletproof
0652 Chesnaught Chesnaught
 Grass Fighting Overgrow None Bulletproof
0782 Jangmo-o Jangmo-o
 Dragon Dragon Bulletproof Soundproof Overcoat
0783 Hakamo-o Hakamo-o
 Dragon Fighting Bulletproof Soundproof Overcoat
0784 Kommo-o Kommo-o
 Dragon Fighting Bulletproof Soundproof Overcoat
0831 Wooloo Wooloo
 Normal Normal Fluffy Run Away Bulletproof
0832 Dubwool Dubwool
 Normal Normal Fluffy Steadfast Bulletproof
0840 Applin Applin
 Grass Dragon Ripen Gluttony Bulletproof
0901 Ursaluna Ursaluna
 Ground Normal Guts Bulletproof Unnerve
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
  • For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

Trivia

  • Due to their English names differing from their Japanese names, the English names of several ball and bomb moves obscure why they are categorized as such.
    • Acid Spray is known as アシッドボム Acid Bomb in Japanese.
    • Aura Sphere is known as はどうだん Wave Bomb in Japanese.
    • Barrage is known as たまなげ Ball Throw in Japanese.
    • Beak Blast is known as くちばしキャノン Beak Cannon in Japanese.
    • Focus Blast is known as きあいだま Fighting Spirit Bullet in Japanese.
    • Octazooka is known as オクタンほう Okutank Cannon in Japanese.
    • Pollen Puff is known as かふんだんご Pollen Ball in Japanese.
    • Rock Wrecker is known as がんせきほう Rock Cannon in Japanese.
    • Searing Shot is known as かえんだん Flame Bomb in Japanese.
  • Despite some moves affected by this Ability having "cannon" in both their English and Japanese names, Spike Cannon, Flash Cannon, Hydro Cannon, Fleur Cannon, Dynamax Cannon, and Armor Cannon are unaffected by it.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 防彈 Fòhngdáan
Mandarin 防彈 / 防弹 Fángdàn
France Flag.png French Pare-Balles
Germany Flag.png German Kugelsicher
Italy Flag.png Italian Antiproiettile
South Korea Flag.png Korean 방탄 Bangtan
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Blindado
Russia Flag.png Russian Бронежилет Bronezhilet
Spain Flag.png Spanish Antibalas
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Chống Đạn
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